FANCY DRESS BALL AT PURU

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 166, 4 October 1927, Page 5

FANCY DRESS BALL AT PURU

A very successful fancy dress ball 'yas held at Puru, Thames Coast, on Saturday evening. The hall was gaily aeoorated and the many fancy dresses lent more colour to the scene. The judges were Mrs. Grace, Mrs. A’oble and Mr. Haddyn Burton, who awarded prizes as follows: Best Costume, Ladies. —Miss Ruzich Miss Spring. Original Costume, Ladies. —Miss Gill, Lap and Bells. Best Costume, Gentlemen’s. —Mr. Taylor, as Answer. Original Costume, Gentlemen’s. —Mr. Collings, "Who Said Burglars?” Other costumes were: Mrs. Bovard, Star Bov; Mrs. Thompson, Twilight; Mrs. Louden. Work Bag; Mrs. Autridse, Rumanian Lady; Mrs. McTagSart. ’Arriet; Miss Park, ’Arry; Mrs. Mundy. Eastern Lady; Miss Oakley, Pack of Cards; Miss McMahon, Night: Miss Runciman, Black and White Whisky; Miss Hughes, Red Rose; Miss W. Hedley, Rainbow; Miss E. Hedley, Ribbons; Miss Lowden, Pash ions for Miss Thornton, C’hirtose Mandarin; Miss Ritchie, Pierrette; Miss 0. Wilton, Flower; Miss E. Clark. Question; Miss Lowe, Queen of Hearts; Mr. D. Lowe, Sir Peter Teazle. There were also quite a number oC children present, to whom prizes were ■i warded as follows: B«t Costume, Girls.—Marjorie Bovajfd. Green Elf. Original Costume, Girls.—Olga Lou'l€p Phampion Flour. Costume, Boys. Ernest Mundy, as Baggy Breeches. Original Costume, Boys. —Robert Autridge, as Butch Boy. Other costumes were: Nancy SarHawaiian Girl; Peggy Autridge. ijutch Girl; Beryl Smith. Night; Joyce “• Oranges and Lemons; Thelma Roberts, Flower Girl; Norma Roberts, hula Girl; Phyllis Louden, "Sporting if® Dramatic”; Dorothy Bovaird, -lownette; Ruth Smith, Summer; Hill. Rose: Ina McMahon, Lnocolate Box; Edith Sarjant, "SportJS and Dramatic”; Bessie Pollings, indow; Gilbert Sarjant, Sailor Boy; Autridge. Indian; Willie Hill, * l silt; Tom Hill, Clown; Alva Lou* Teddy Bear; Tony Autridge, King * t* eart - s - Jack Smith, Pierrot. Prowere donated to the Puru School Fund.